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Flu roundup: Vaccine iffy, pork’s PR lousy, infection hoped-for in Orono

By Chris Steller | 05.04.09 | 12:59 pm

flu-collage-may-4Three new-flu links from Minnesota: A vaccine will take a while to produce, public-health journalist Maryn McKenna writes for the University of Minnesota. The H1N1 novel influenza probably got its start with hogs, a U of M expert told…

Media Monitor: RNC tweets, Secret Service tip-offs and an ode to ‘Ameirca’!

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.10.08 | 9:55 am

Today’s media round-up: The Secret Service warned mainstream media sources about alleged threats against them by RNC protesters (this independent media site didn’t get such tips). A look at how Twitter served as the “police scanner of the 21st century newsroom.” And more.